introduction
1 gloria naylor in the critical world
2 the significance of the research
3 the theoretical framework and structure of the research
chapter one the construction of northern utopias in the women of breuster place and linden hills
1 migration and the northern paradise
2 the utopian representation of brewster place and patriarchal linden hills
3 the dystopias of brewster place and linden hills
4 the utopian elements of brewster place and linden hills
chapter two the construction of a southern utopia in mama day
1 naylors southern plex
2 the utopian practice of the matriarchal day family
3 the deconstructive factors
chapter three transgressive uropianism in baileys caf and the men of brewster place y
1 the transgression of north-south
2 the transgression of universalism-nationalism
3 the transgression of patriarchy/matriarchy
conclusion
bibliography
acknowledgements